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CLYDE .1. BRYANT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INDEX-TAB index tabs such as are adapted to e attached to the edges of leaves of books, especially account and address books, or index cards, or the like.

The main object and salient feature of my improved tab is the construction of such a device which will possess adequate strength, withstand rough handling, the printing` or display index of 'which will be maintained clean, and which may be washed without inliury if found to be necessary.

lfurthcrmore, my improved tab is easily and readily attached to a leaf or card and is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Referring to the accompanying` drawings, forming a part of this specification, it will be i noticed that-Figure 1 is a face view, on an enlarged scale, of one of my improved index tabs; Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same; Fig. 3 shows the manner of attaching the tab to a leaf ol' a book; and Fig. 4 shows the position which the tab occu vies when fastened to an index card or the lile.

A piece of paper of the desired size and having printed thereon the desired letter, number, date, or the like, is first soaked in denatured `alcohol and ap lied to the face of a strip of transparent cellu oid, the two being then passed between hot rollers,` the pressure of which causes an adherence or the alcoholsoftencd Celluloid to the pa Aser, thereby forming; for the printed paper `awatenproof protective coating or facing.l Such a printed coated paper characterized 10 on the drawingJ is then glued to a cloth or fabric backing i1, the united fabric and paper subsequently heir g; bent around and glued to a pasteboard or similar stiffe'ning piece 12 of such size that Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 3, 1908. Serial No. 436,404.

Patented June 15, 1909.

the tab will have two protruding ends 13 and 14 of the united paper and cloth. These latter ends are intended to be glued or similarly fastened to the opposite sides of the sheet 15 of a book or an index card 16. The tab when thus attached displays on its protrudin gr ortion one or more index characters 17, the 'ace of the paper displaying;- the same being protected from wear and dirt by the celluloid veneer or coating.

To those skilled in this srt it will be a par ent that my improved tab has sufieientifiody and strength to withstand ordinary han (lling infact', to satisfactorily withstand what might be called roughA usage or treatment.

Although l have described somewhat in detail the manner oi' making my tab and its physical characteristics, it is to be understood that my invention is not strictly limited to the reeise details. herein set forth, Which may li departure from the heart and essence of the invention.

. l'claim:

l. In an index tab of the character described, the combination of an inner stiffening body, a fabric secured to said body-and havingI a pair of ends projet-,ting beyond the same, and a paper disp ayinl on its outer face an index character fastened to said fabric, said paper being provided with a transparent protecting facing or coating, substantially as described.

2. ln an index tab of the character described, the combination of an inner piece of cardboard, a 'fabric secured to said piece of cardboard and having a pair of endsprcjecting beyond the same, a paper displaying; on its outer face an index character fastene to said fabric, and a protecting transparent' Celluloid facing or coating for the outerV sur face of said paper, substantially 'as described.

CLYDE J. BRYANT. Witnesses z F. Wmnfrimm. E. K. Ronnn'rs.

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